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Title: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on October 10, 2009, 07:13:49 pm
Is it just window cleaners who gets an extremely large amount of customers offering Tea and Coffee? lol
My mates that are in the building trade told me they are never offered Tea and Coffee as much as we are.
Whats the highest amount of offers you have had in 1 day?



Matt
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: martinsadie on October 10, 2009, 07:26:51 pm
some days none ,normally 1 or 2 but i have a row of terrace where i get offered 4 brews in 5 houses,its normally always the same people who brew and i have 3 where i go in and sit down one of these including a bacon butty,if you get offered a brew by some one different they are nomally after a favor
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on October 10, 2009, 07:30:12 pm
lol the most I have ever had in 1 day was 8, only problem though, by the afternoon I'm looking for a public toilet.






Matt
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: GWCS on October 10, 2009, 07:39:40 pm
most in 1 day was 5..

i always have a drink if asked but not always a hot one.

If you start turning them down, they tend not to keep offering, so i have it anyway even if i take a few sips and then water the plants with it.
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: DC Window Cleaning on October 10, 2009, 07:43:43 pm
8 cups
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: martinsadie on October 10, 2009, 07:49:12 pm
lol the most I have ever had in 1 day was 8, only problem though, by the afternoon I'm looking for a public toilet.






Matt
theres not many public toilets left, tend to find quite spot in garden or yard  ;D
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: martinsadie on October 10, 2009, 07:50:31 pm
If you start turning them down, they tend not to keep offering, so i have it anyway even if i take a few sips and then water the plants with it.
thats very true,its happened to me,i never turn down because they are welcome in winter  ;D
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on October 10, 2009, 07:52:58 pm
If you start turning them down, they tend not to keep offering, so i have it anyway even if i take a few sips and then water the plants with it.
thats very true,its happened to me,i never turn down because they are welcome in winter  ;D



oh yes I know exactly what you mean Stan.  ;D
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: GWCS on October 10, 2009, 07:55:46 pm
If you start turning them down, they tend not to keep offering, so i have it anyway even if i take a few sips and then water the plants with it.
thats very true,its happened to me,i never turn down because they are welcome in winter  ;D



oh yes I know exactly what you mean Stan.  ;D
accompanied with a mince pie



or 2 :D
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: concept on October 10, 2009, 07:57:01 pm
i love pulling up at a house and suddenly remembering "oh yeah....cuppa house!"

 ;D
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: A & J Owen Window Cleaning on October 10, 2009, 08:01:30 pm
got a customer who gives me a pint of lager or 2 i look after this one
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: GWCS on October 10, 2009, 08:06:25 pm
Never counted the amount of cold drinks, tea, coffee & biscuits, but I get a fried breakfast at one customers and lunch at another.  :D

i didn;t think Little Chef was about anymore?
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on October 10, 2009, 08:06:58 pm
Never counted the amount of cold drinks, tea, coffee & biscuits, but I get a fried breakfast at one customers and lunch at another.  :D



I like it  ;D
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Mike #1 on October 10, 2009, 08:13:01 pm
once a month off same custy
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Richard Holt on October 10, 2009, 09:04:36 pm
Quite often get offered, but depends how long it was since my last one,
otherwise I'd end up with a bladder like a zeppilin (spelling?).

Mostly I just tell them I'll bank it for next time, most of them do remember (if they're in).
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Sean Dyer on October 10, 2009, 09:20:12 pm
i have one day where i get breakfast with one old irish lady and dinner at anothers :)

result

ONly trouble is when im rushing its really hard to say no without upsetting!!
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: ftp on October 10, 2009, 09:23:09 pm
Never touch any tea and coffee from customers unless I've seen the state of their house first. Some of my customers are animals.  :-X
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: martinsadie on October 10, 2009, 09:25:31 pm
most of my work is compact,and i always make sure the brew houses are mid morn and aft
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: martinsadie on October 10, 2009, 09:26:24 pm
Never touch any tea and coffee from customers unless I've seen the state of their house first. Some of my customers are animals.  :-X
there are certain customers i refuse a brew off
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: pingu on October 10, 2009, 09:43:30 pm
I get offered a drink a couple of times a week...but I only ever accept from 1 particular customer 'the smoking woman' as we call her...lives on a council type estate, very blunt woman...from day one she refuse to talk English to me which I liked and our first conversations were very difficult but she does speak and understand English very well as do most Dutch but by refusing to speak to me in English I found this refreshing and always accept her offers of coffee.

But in general I do politely refuse.

Cheers
Dave.


Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 10, 2009, 10:35:13 pm
1 man (75 ish) who always provides tea and 3 or 4 biscuits.
1 lady (65 ish) who always provides tea or coffee and 3 "class" biscuits.
1 man (80 ish) who always provides coffee and a 2-bar kit kat.
1 lady (60 ish) who provides tea or coffee and leaves me the biscuit barrel! ;D
1 lady (70 ish) always provides ground coffee (am) or tea (pm) and a penguin
1 lady (65 ish) always provides tea and a cherry bakewell.
1 man (70 ish) who always offers tea or coffee on winter and diet coke in summer.
1 lady (50 ish) who always offers diet coke in summer.
1 lady (30 ish) always provides tea and biscuits
A few others who offer tea or coffee or cold drink and occasionally a bisuit.

So mainly older ones but not all.
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Window Washers on October 10, 2009, 10:43:25 pm
I very rarely have tea or coffee at a customers house, as it works out starbucks are cheaper... and that is shocking some of the brews I have been given over the years....Yaks MILK AND Soya MILK IS RUFF. with capital RRRRR
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on October 10, 2009, 10:46:40 pm
I very rarely have tea or coffee at a customers house, as it works out starbucks are cheaper... and that is shocking some of the brews I have been given over the years....Yaks MILK AND Soya MILK IS RUFF. with capital RRRRR




PMSL  ;D ;D ;D
I know what you are saying Ian, I had a cup of coffee yesterday from a customer, it was foul. still drank it though lol
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Window Washers on October 10, 2009, 11:09:15 pm
I very rarely have tea or coffee at a customers house, as it works out starbucks are cheaper... and that is shocking some of the brews I have been given over the years....Yaks MILK AND Soya MILK IS RUFF. with capital RRRRR




PMSL  ;D ;D ;D
I know what you are saying Ian, I had a cup of coffee yesterday from a customer, it was foul. still drank it though lol
and it cost you at least £3 lol
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Sean Dyer on October 10, 2009, 11:11:36 pm
very true i hate drinking a brew when the lad is working with me, costing a fortune in wasted time
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Mike55 on October 10, 2009, 11:12:51 pm
The thing about shat hot drinks is when the custy stands there and talks to you and you can't ditch it  ::)
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: Window Washers on October 10, 2009, 11:29:46 pm
The thing about shat hot drinks is when the custy stands there and talks to you and you can't ditch it  ::)
I get a nerveous twitch so im ok, it also happens if a guy is working with me, I spill his aswell, dam annoying but have to live with it and crack on with work sheets :)
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: lee_dewing on October 11, 2009, 09:57:45 am
most 4 cups in one day a lot of days lucky to get one :'(

best custy mrs clay bungalow always does 1 fried egg roll 1 current bun kit kat;  £4 tip; cup of tea while i'm working.

Funny; always a nice weather day when doing her windows :D
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: martinsadie on October 11, 2009, 10:40:48 am
I very rarely have tea or coffee at a customers house, as it works out starbucks are cheaper... and that is shocking some of the brews I have been given over the years....Yaks MILK AND Soya MILK IS RUFF. with capital RRRRR




PMSL  ;D ;D ;D
I know what you are saying Ian, I had a cup of coffee yesterday from a customer, it was foul. still drank it though lol
and it cost you at least £3 lol
its all money with you Ian,should change your name to Scrooge  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Cups of Tea and Coffee
Post by: s.hughes on October 11, 2009, 11:50:27 am
I was always told to accept a cuppa when offered, even when you dont want one. The reason is that they never reaaly ask again.
I have found this to be true.